Descartes' error : emotion, reason, and the human brain
In the centuries since Descartes famously proclaimed, "I think, therefore I am," science has often overlooked emotions as the source of a person's true being. Even modern neuroscience has tended until recently to concentrate on the cognitive aspects of brain function, disregarding emotions. This attitude began to change with the publication of [this book]. [The author] challenged traditional ideas about the connection between emotions and rationality. In this ... book, [he] takes the reader on a journey of scientific discovery through a series of case studies, demonstrating what many of us have long suspected: emotions are not a luxury, they are essential to rational thinking and to normal social behavior.-Back cover
Audiobook on CD, English, 2006
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, Princeton, N.J., 2006